Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 27/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Cyclone WATCH current for coastal areas between Cape Leveque and Port Hedland.
Flood Warning for the Murchison River catchment.
Flood Watch for the Kimberley and for the Pilbara Coastal Streams.
Wind Warnings for coastal waters from Broome to the NT Border.
Forecast for Sunday
Kimberley: Rain areas, scattered showers and squally thunderstorms, with
moderate to heavy falls.
Pilbara, Gascoyne, Goldfields, northern and western Interior and most of the SW
Land Division: Isolated thunderstorms and showers, mostly in the afternoon and
evening.
Eucla coast and Southeast Coastal District: Morning drizzle.
Forecast for Monday
Kimberley, northeastern Pilbara, northwestern Interior: Rain areas, scattered
showers and squally thunderstorms. Some heavy falls possible.
Pilbara, Gascoyne, southwestern Goldfields, northern Interior, Southeast Coastal
and the SW Land Division away from the west coast: Isolated thunderstorms and
showers tending scattered through the SW Land Division and in the afternoon
through the Goldfields. Isolated thunderstorms and showers in the afternoon for
the remainder.
Eucla coast: Morning drizzle.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Sunday
Humid and partly cloudy.  Moderate W/SW'ly winds tending fresh about the coast.
Precis:      Humid. Partly cloudy.
City:        Max   38
Mandurah:    Max   35
UV Alert:    8:50 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Forecast for Monday
Humid, partly cloudy.  Light E'ly winds becoming light to moderate SW'ly in the
afternoon.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Min 24         Max 35
Mandurah:    Min 24         Max 34
Tuesday      Mostly sunny. Windy morning.           Min 23     Max 33
Wednesday    Sunny. Windy morning.                  Min 21     Max 34
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 35
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 22     Max 35
Saturday     Chance of a shower.                    Min 23     Max 33
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Sunday.

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